The 2019 United Nations Security Council election was held on 7 June during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The elections are for five non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 2020.
In accordance with the Security Council's rotation rules, whereby the ten non-permanent UNSC seats rotate among the various regional blocs into which UN member states traditionally divide themselves for voting and representation purposes,[1] the five available seats are allocated as follows:
- Two for the African Group
- One for the Asia-Pacific Group
- One for the Latin American and Caribbean Group
- One for the Eastern European Group
The five members will serve on the Security Council for the 2020–21 period.
Notably, St. Vincent and the Grenadines set a new record as the smallest ever Security Council member.[2] Both St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Estonia were elected to the Council for the first time.
Candidates
African Group
Asia-Pacific Group
Latin American and Caribbean Group
Eastern European Group
Results
African and Asia-Pacific Groups
| African and Asia-Pacific Groups election results[10] | |
|---|---|
| Member | Round 1 |
 Vietnam |
192 |
 Niger |
191 |
 Tunisia |
191 |
| valid ballots | 193 |
| abstentions | 0 |
| present and voting | 193 |
| required majority | 129 |
Latin American and Caribbean Group
| Latin American and Caribbean Group election results[10] | |
|---|---|
| Member | Round 1 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
185 |
 El Salvador |
6 |
| valid ballots | 193 |
| abstentions | 2 |
| present and voting | 191 |
| required majority | 128 |
Eastern European Group
| Eastern European Group election results[10] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Member | Round 1 | Round 2 |
 Estonia |
111 | 132 |
 Romania |
78 | 58 |
 Georgia |
1 | — |
 Latvia |
1 | — |
| valid ballots | 193 | 192 |
| abstentions | 2 | 2 |
| present and voting | 191 | 190 |
| required majority | 128 | 127 |
See also
- List of members of the United Nations Security Council
- European Union and the United Nations
- 2019 in the United Nations
References
- ^ United Nations General Assembly Session 18 Resolution 1991. Question of equitable representation on the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council A/RES/1991(XVIII)
- ^ "St. Vincent and the Grenadines breaks a record, as smallest ever Security Council seat holder". UN News. 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
- ^ "Ghana, Malta pledge to deepen ties". Graphic Online. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Tunisia vows to assert responsibility to represent Africa in bid for non-permanent seat in UNSC". Azania Post. 3 July 2018. Archived from the original on August 19, 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Viet Nam makes bilateral leap with Ukraine towards prosperity". Viet Nam News. 17 November 2012. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Candidature Chart of the Commonwealth Countries". Commonwealth of Nations. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Estonia to the UN Security Council 2020-2021". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Gallery: Estonia gains non-permanent UN Security Council seat". ERR News. ERR. 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
- ^ "Agerpress". Agerpress. 3 June 2017. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ a b c United Nations General Assembly Session 73 Verbatim record 89. A/73/PV.89 page 2. 7 June 2019 at 10 a.m. Retrieved 2 August 2024.